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1973 MLB Complete Games by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter

The California Angels led all of MLB in complete games in 1973, with 72, 5 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 24 MLB teams is 44.2.

Led all of MLB in 1973 California Angels 162 games
72 Complete Games 5 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G CG
1 California Angels AL 162 72
2 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 67
2 Boston Red Sox AL 162 67
4 Cleveland Indians AL 162 55
5 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 50
6 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 49
7 Chicago White Sox AL 162 48
7 Minnesota Twins AL 162 48
9 New York Mets NL 161 47
9 New York Yankees AL 162 47
11 Oakland Athletics AL 162 46
12 Houston Astros NL 162 45
12 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 45
MLB average 44.2
14 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 42
15 Kansas City Royals AL 162 40
16 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 39
16 Detroit Tigers AL 162 39
18 Texas Rangers AL 162 35
19 Atlanta Braves NL 162 34
19 San Diego Padres NL 162 34
21 San Francisco Giants NL 162 33
22 Chicago Cubs NL 161 27
23 Montreal Expos NL 162 26
23 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 26

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.